Chilean Photographer. His photography navigates between art and documentary photography, drawing from his background as an architect to explore the relationship between human beings and the territory. From the beginning, his photography has focused on rural ways of life, human settlements, and the impact of extractive activities on the territory. Through carefully crafted and contemplative images, he offers a reflection on the sociocultural dilemmas and conflicts of Latin American territories from an interdisciplinary and multi-scale perspective. Notably, his long-term project in the Atacama Desert on the Chilean extractivist model stands out. This project has gained wide recognition through its circulation in festivals and exhibitions, resulting in the publication of the book “The Mineral Landscape has a Celestial Sky and Two White Mountains.” Another significant photographic project of his is “The Unknown Story of the 93 Chileans who went to Russia in 1973,” which has been published in various media outlets, including The New York Times. In 2023, he co-founded the collective “Otro Habitar” with Magdalena Ulloa, an architect and geographer, with the aim of developing interdisciplinary projects that visualize themes related to rural habitation. His photography is included in public and private permanent collections. He has exhibited in Chile, Shanghai, Paris Photo, AIPAD New York, and Photo London, as well as GEXTO, Format, and Photo España. He was awarded the POY (Picture of The Year) Latam 2019 in the environmental category and was selected for the 6×6 program by World Press Photo in 2019. In 2020, he participated in the Joop Swart Masterclass by World Press Photo. Currently, he dedicates himself to the creation of documentary photography projects and architectural photography, working as a freelance photographer for The New York Times, various international media outlets, and collaborating with local and academic organizations dedicated to territorial development.
For prints represented worldwide by Augusta Edwards Fine Arts www.augustaedwards.com
AWARDS
2020 Participant World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
2019 Selected on 6×6 program by World Press Photo
2019 POY Latam Eviormental Category Carolina Hidalgo
2018 Nominee Prix Pictet 2019 “HOPE”
2018 Nominee for the World Press Photo Masterclass Joop Sward 2018 and 2017
2016 Finalist Contest “Young Art BBVA”. Santiago, Chile.
2010 – 2011 First Place contest “The Chile it will be”. Santiago, Chile.
2008 Finalist “The Sea…a look at ours” Contest. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC). Santiago, Chile
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Exposición Paisaje, Experiencia, Producción_Museo MAC, Santiago Chile . Curated by Jose Ignacio Vielma
2023 Participant San Jose Foto, Uruguay.
2021 Solo exhibition at Space Place gallery in Nigni Tagil, Russia.
2021 Exhibition ‘Power Structures’, Bermondsey Project Space, London, UK
2021 Exhibition ‘Power Structures’, Many Studios, Glasgow, UK
2019 Observations in The Ordinary, Detroit, USA.
2019 Augusta Edwards Gallery at Paris Photo Fair, Paris, France.2019 Getxo Photo Festival 2019. Getxo, Spain.
2019 Exhibited at Photo London by Augusta Edwards Gallery. London, UK.
2019 SISMICA show Latin American Contemporany Photography at ICPNA. Lima, Perú
2019 Participated at AIPAD fair New York, USA.
2017 Exhibition with Federico Infante. Animal Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
2016 “Young Art BBVA”. Arte Espacio Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
2016 ARTSTGO Art Fair. Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre (GAM). Santiago, Chile.
2016 FAXXI Art Fair. Santiago, Chile.
2015 “Landscapes”. Collaborative exhibit with Sebastián Mejía. Ekho Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
2014 Paris Photo (OFF). Galerie -1 La Vespasienne. París, France.
2010 “Routes”, KM0 Collective. Las Condes Civic Center. Santiago, Chile.
2008 KM0 Collective. Casa de las Piedras. Santiago, Chile.
2013 – present Exhibited at Rural Museum “Pioneros del Baker”. Cochrane, Chile.
2012 – present Permanent artist at Animal Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2023 Deeep interview by Vist Projects
2023 The New York Times _Observatories Story
2021 Lithium Story for the New York Times
2020 Ignant Magazine UK, https://www.ignant.com/2020/09/21/marcos-zegers-photographs-the-poignant-impact-of-mining-on-chiles-atacama-desert/
2020 ArchDaily Text by Belen Maiztegui https://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/941762/agua-mineria-y-exodo-las-consecuencias-paisajisticas-de-las-actividades-extractivas-en-el-norte-de-chile
2020 A-desk Magazine, Spain. Naturaleza: Docuementos y Exodos, Sobre Marcos Zegers” By Rodolfo Andaur https://a-desk.org/spotlight/naturales-documentos-y-exodos-sobre-marcos-zegers/
2019 Joia Magazine Chile https://joiamagazine.com/entrevista-a-marcos-zegers/
2019 10 Must-See Artists at AIPAD’s Photography Show https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-must-see-artists-aipads-photography-04-04-19
2019 “Angling for a Whopper in the Fly-Fishing Paradise of Patagonia” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/travel/chile-patagonia-fly-fishing.html
2019 “ A trip to Russia to find the Past” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/es/2019/01/29/chile-allende-rusia/
2018 Review and Publication on BALAM Magazine http://revistabalam.com/marcos-zegers-resena/
2018 “Mining and Exodus in the Atacama Desert” NOICE Magazine https://www.noicemagazine.com/interview-and-features/marcos-zegers
2017 “The new generation of nature photographers”. El Domingo magazine, El Mercurio. 19/02/2017. Chile.
2016 “Private Life of Hills”. Qué Pasa magazine. 20/02/2017. Chile
2016 “Urban Limits”. PLANEO Magazine. Nº29. Chile. https://issuu.com/ensayosvisuales_planeo/docs/ensayo_visual3
2016 “Industrial Patrimony at Paris”. PLANEO Magazine. Nº 29. Chile. https://issuu.com/ensayosvisuales_planeo/docs/ensayo_visual2
2015 “Cultural Landscapes”. www.laderasur.cl. 21/10/15. http://www.laderasur.cl/reportajes/paisajes-culturales/
2012 “Plataforma Photographer”. www.plataformarquitectura.com 27/02/2012
2012 “Moments of Chile”. Travel Time magazine. 13/06/2012. https://issuu.com/traveltimechile/docs/www.traveltime.cl
2012 “Chiloé, back to the earth”. Travel Time magazine. 13/06/2012. https://issuu.com/traveltimechile/docs/www.traveltime.cl
CLIENTS
The New York Times, Wallpaper Magazine, Dewell, Dezeen, Ignant.